Melanie Chisholm has started up a campaign for the Spice Girls to open the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The 36-year-old gave her backing to former manager Simon Fuller's plan to reunite the band for a special performance at the sporting event's opening ceremony.
"Officially we don't know anything yet but I think it's a brilliant idea," she said to WENN. "It would be wonderful for all five of us to appear and I'm sure all the girls would be up for it. Let's petition for this and make it happen."
Despite her enthusiasm for the reunion, Chisholm recently ruled out the possibility of another Spice Girls tour.
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Avril Lavigne has a new single on the way off her forthcoming album that was inspired by family, friends, and personal relationships.
Many new stars have emerged since her last record, The Best Damn Thing, and when Maxim asked about Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Ke$ha, Avril dished, “It’s an interesting period in music right now,” adding that today’s stars are fueled by ‘80s inspiration.
“A lot of girls are really into their image and costumes and going over the top,” she said. “I really like Ke$ha. Her songs are fun to party to and her lyrics are hilarious.”
We couldn’t agree more!
As for what she looks for in a boyfriend (she’s dating Brody Jenner), Avril shared, “I like a classy man, a gentleman who opens the door and gives flowers and always puts the lady first. I’m a little old-fashioned like that.”
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Hold onto your pink wigs. Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday is coming a little sooner than expected.
The debut album from rap’s reigning diva will arrive a day early on November 22, Rap-Up.com has learned. It will go up directly against releases from Kanye West (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy), Akon (Stadium), Jay-Z (The Hits Collection Vol. 1), and Ne-Yo (Libra Scale), all hitting stores on the Monday before Black Friday. Prior to this shift, Minaj had been touting a November 23 release.
“To carry on a great tradition of Black Friday, we are going to switch it up this year in honor of the Nicki Minaj album and call that day Pink Friday, and call my album Pink Friday,” she previously told fans during a Ustream session.
Young Money’s First Lady has already started promoting the disc with appearances on the MTV Video Music Awards, “Late Show with David Letterman,” and “Live with Regis and Kelly.” The album has produced the singles “Massive Attack,” “Your Love,” “Right Thru Me,” and the will.i.am-assisted “Check It Out.”
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We have just exclusively heard that Rihanna and Eminem have re-united and recorded a sequel to their massive hit “Love The Way You Lie”. The follow up which is labeled simply as “Love The Way You Lie (Part 2),” takes the female side now that it is Rihanna featuring Eminem.
The Bajan singer croons, “Even angels have their wing cut schemes, and you take that to new extremes, but you will always be my hero, even though you lost your mind.”
The track is also produced by breakout UK producer Alex Da Kid, and it will be included on her new album LOUD, which hits stores November 16th. Stay tuned!
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Rihanna says her duet with Eminem is the best song she has ever worked on.
The R&B beauty teamed up with the rapper on the hit single Love The Way You Lie. The music promo attracted a great deal of attention because along with Rihanna and Eminem, it also featured Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan who played a couple in an abusive relationship.
Rihanna is hugely proud of the song and believes it is her greatest work to date. The Barbados-born star was thrilled to collaborate with Eminem and says they got along well in the recording studio.
"Working with Em was a huge honour,” Rihanna told Bravo. “He is such a great artist - very quiet, but super nice! The track is, in my opinion, the best I have ever made."
The singer went on to talk about her close friend Katy Perry. She insists the music stars don’t feel competitive with each other and they would love to work together one day.
Rihanna also denies she ever criticised Katy’s music, explaining she just finds it frustrating that some of the most successful female singers aren’t treated as individuals.
"Katy is my friend! I would never diss her,” Rihanna explained. “I am my only rival because I always want to be better. I was just slandering producers who offer stars like Katy, Gaga, Ke$ha or me always the same, total usual pop songs. Along the lines of, ‘One of them is gonna pick it.’ They just don't notice that every one of us has her own style.
“I love Katy’s music! That's why I absolutely want to record a duet with her. We work at full speed on that."
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Katy Perry has extended her tour of the UK and Ireland, which is set to take place next year.
The tour will now begin with three shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo from March 17-19.
Other gigs are scheduled for Dublin (March 28), Nottingham (30) and Birmingham (April 4).
The UK and Ireland leg of Perry’s California Dreams world tour will conclude in Glasgow on April 5.
The American singer released her second album ‘Teenage Dream’ earlier this year.
Tickets go on sale on Friday (October 16) at 9am. For more details and to buy Katy Perry tickets, check out Gigwise Gig Tickets.
Katy Perry’s UK and Ireland dates are:
London, Hammersmith Apollo - March 17/18
Manchester, Apollo - 21/22
Dublin, O2 - 28
Nottingham, Trent FM Arena - 30
Bournemouth, BIC - 31
Cardiff, International Arena - April 1
Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena - 3
Birmingham, LG Arena - 4
Glasgow, SECC - 5
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The blogosphere almost immediately began pitting teen pop sensation Justin Bieber against teen rap upstart, and Run DMC legend Rev. Run‘s son, Diggy Simmons against each other when Bieber unleashed his “Speaking In Tongues” freestyle this morning. But there’s no need to create negative competition between the two. Not only are Bieber and Simmons friends and shared the stage in concert in the past, they’re working on a new song together.
Producer Boi-1da, known for producing multiple tracks for Drake (“Best I Ever Had,” “Over,” “Forever” to name a few) and Eminem‘s “Not Afraid,” dropped the deets to Neon Limelight in a telephone interview yesterday (October 13).
After clearing up rumors that he was working with the Jonas Brothers (he hasn’t yet, but he’d love to. “I’d never be appalled to work with Jonas Brothers. They’re huge and they make good music,” he told us), the Toronto-based producer revealed that after tackling rap and R&B beats, he wants to take on pop. “I have some stuff in the works,” he said. “I’m actually working on a song with Diggy Simmons and Justin Bieber. It’s going to be crazy.”
Other details on the track — where it will appear, the title, etc. — are still being decided.
Diggy isn’t the only teen rapper Bieber is trying to gain more street cred from. According to VIBE.com, he’s also working on a joint mixtape with Young Money’s Lil Twist. That should definitely be enough to quiet the teen beef instigators for awhile.
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